Falcon 9’s Light-Lift Mission Places Taiwan’s FormoSat-5 into Orbit, 1st Stage Recovered at Sea

August 24, 2017August 25, 2017 Patrick Blau 5776 Views FormoSat, FormoSat-5, NSPO, Taiwan, Vandenberg

A very lightly-loaded Falcon 9 departed its Pacific Coast launch pad on Thursday, carrying into orbit the FormoSat-5 Earth Observation Satellite for Taiwan’s National Space Organization – a contract left over from SpaceX’s Falcon 1 days that ended up creating the most colossal waste of rocket performance in recent history.

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SpaceX Conducts Static Fire Test for Long-Delayed Falcon 9 Launch with Taiwan’s FormoSat-5

August 20, 2017 Patrick Blau 4349 Views FormoSat, FormoSat-5, NSPO, Taiwan, Vandenberg

SpaceX on Saturday successfully completed the Static Fire Test for the company’s next mission out of Vandenberg Air Force Base which, by on several counts, will be an unusual flight of the Falcon 9 rocket.

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Photos: FormoSat-5 Ships Off for Launch

August 20, 2017 Patrick Blau 2607 Views FormoSat, FormoSat-5, NSPO, Taiwan, Vandenberg

Taiwan’s FormoSat-5 Earth Observation Satellite departs the National Space Organization’s facilities en-route to California to undergo final preparations for liftoff atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.